Common Roles on the Creative Project

Available for free download. Click on the cover image to the left to go to the download page for this eBook.

Any project — be it a creative industry project, a very technical project, a business strategy or process project, or something in between — is usually going to comprise the same basic key project functional roles. The roles don’t change much, but the expertise and background of the individuals ﬁlling those roles will change depending on the process, technology, industry and strategy involved in the project.

7 Deadly Sins of Project Management

Available now - free! Click on the cover image - it will take you to the Project Smart site for your free download.

We all make mistakes. Project managers are certainly no exception - though as a profession we tend to be placed under much scrutiny at times and therefore those mistakes may become big news and can be - depending on the mistake - quite damaging and costly to the projects we are running.

What they are saying about it...

"Dead on, Brad. Excellent book and I think most all of us have committed these regularly. Reading this will help us be better PMs on our next project and recognize these deadly sins in advance. Thanks!"

Planning Your Project Like a Pro

Available now - free! Click on the cover image to the left to get your free copy.

Reached over 5,000 downloads already in just two months!! #3 on Amazon Best Seller list of free books in General Tech & Reference category...Don't miss it....

﻿What they are saying about it...﻿

"I just downloaded it. It would be a valuable guidance for everyone who would learn more about project management. Thank you for sharing.""Thank you for sharing your lessons learned, knowledge and experiences - this is what true and real project managers demonstrate consistently."

"This should be mandatory reading for government project managers."

Tracking Project Status Throughout the Engagement

Available now - free! Click on the image to the left for a description and download link.

What they are saying about it...

"Brad, you nailed it in this book. Everyone responsible for running projects should read this eBook."

The Essentials of Project Communication Success

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What they are saying about it...

"Project communication drives the project. This book is a must read. Keep these books coming Brad! Thank you!"

Coming soon: Moving Up the PM Ladder

Coming May 2014Whether you are looking to become a project manager, currently are a project manager and interested in moving your PM career along or to another organization, or are interested in taking the next step into upper-level management in yours or another organization, this eBook should be of some value to you.

Coming soon: Taking the Project from Concept to Kickoff

Coming May 2014

The process of handing a project engagement from sales to project management is definitely one of my pet peeves. Many a project has started out on the wrong foot because the earliest – and very critical – high-level scoping phase of the project is often being performed by someone without any formal project management experience.

Coming soon: Six Essential Steps to Project Success

Coming May 2014

No one individual and no processes we currently know of can guarantee successes on the projects we manage. As many as 74% of all projects prove to be failures to some degree or in someone’s opinion. What we can do is practice best practices, plan well, try to re-enact what worked in the past on similar projects, and avoid those things that we know caused us or our colleagues problems on similar implementations in recent memory. If we don’t learn lessons from our own actions and from the actions of others then we are likely to repeat the same mistakes over and over again and experience the same project failures over and over again.

RealPM: A Hybrid PM Methodology for Real Life IT Project Management

Coming summer 2014.

Offering a step-by-step project management life cycle practice, or adoptable project management methodology, if you will. Great for the consulting PM, the small startup organization, or the large IT shop that has yet to reach the point of repeatable, sound IT project management practices. My processes can be easily adopted to fit your non-IT project management needs as well.

Should be available by mid 2014 as a PDF book for purchase through PayPal. Check back here and look for updates on Twitter @begeland.

Project Management for the Masses

Release - TBA.

A real life working guide to project management. Covering everything from the project management lifecycle, the project management office (PMO), what makes PM work and what doesn't, lessons learned, PM consulting, etc. Lots of real world information, templates, examples, and advice from a professional with more than 19 years of project management experience and 25 years total in the information technology industry.

Work in progress - so no date set as of now. Will be available as a PDF book for purchase through PayPal. Check back here and look for updates on Twitter @begeland.